Just how far can Closed Circuit Television cameras intrude upon
your privacy? They are everywhere - CCTV cameras watching traffic,
building security, on ATMs, street and shopping centres, in
elevators, airports and train stations, on buses, and even inside
offices and businesses keeping an eye on employees and visitors
alike.
So where are the limits to Big Brother watching you? Where does
the public good gained from trying to prevent crime end, and the
ever-watching CCTV breaches laws protecting your privacy?
The question came to a head recently when a local resident
complained that the council's new CCTV cameras in Nowra
breached the privacy of law-abiding residents.
Shoalhaven Council installed the cameras as part of a government
and police campaign encouraging CCTV cameras in public places such
as shops, parking lots and parks to prevent crime.
